Factores de riesgo asociados al fracaso de sellantes. Pacientes atendidos en la Clínica Odontopediatría UCSG a 2018.

Abstract

Introduction: Dental sealants are indicated as a preventive method in the appearance of carious lesions, as they act as a physical barrier that prevents the accumulation of microorganisms and food inside the pits and fissures. Objective: Recognize the risk factors associated with the failure of dental sealants in patients between 6 and 12 years attend the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil. Materials and methods: Observational, crosssectional and descriptive study. The universe consisted of approximately 130 patients who came to the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic, and the sample by 53 patients of both sexes (31 male and 22 female), who went to the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil,with chronological ages between 6 and 11 years. A descriptive statistical analysis of frequency and percentages for the established variables was carried out and an average was made. The information was tabulated using statistical software SPSS for the analysis of said. Results: We evaluated 53 patients, 31 (58.8%) corresponded to the male gender and 22 (41.5%) to the female gender. Discussion: Authors such as Nordenflycht, Borsato, Hebling, indicated in their research that the use of an adhesive system prior to the placement of a sealant can improve its effectiveness, since it increases retention, being related to our study. Conclusion. It was concluded that, the type of conventional acid etching obtained efficient results, the non-use of adhesive system presents greater failure of the sealant, the absolute isolation presents more efficacy than the relative isolation when avoiding contamination by saliva.